UFO Plast Extends
Title Support of High Point
National to Headline
Continued Pro Motocross
Championship Partnership
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“Country Club of
Motocross” Awaits for this
Summer’s East Coast Premiere
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va.
(June 16, 2026)
– The season
opening western
swing of the Pro
Motocross
Championship,
sanctioned by
AMA Pro Racing,
has produced an
exciting start
to the second
half of the
2026 Monster
Energy SMX World
Championship,
with dynamic
title fights
taking shape in
both the 450SMX
and 250SMX
classes. Now,
the summer
campaign heads
east for the
first time for
the annual
Father’s Day
tradition from
Pennsylvania’s
High Point
Raceway, the
“Country Club of
Motocross.” This
year’s 49th
running will
once again
receive title
support from one
of the series’
newest
partners, UFO
Plast,
the
Italian-based
leader of
motorcycle
accessories and
components and
the “Official
and Exclusive
Plastics
Partner” of the
SMX World
Championship.
The UFO
Plast High Point
National will
take place this
Saturday, June
20, for Round 21
of the SMX
regular season.
“You couldn’t
ask for a better
and more
compelling start
to the summer
season. This
weekend we’ll
see the third
and fourth
different
athletes to
carry the red
plate as points
leaders, and
we’re not even a
quarter of the
way through the
championship,”
said Tim Cotter,
Director, MX
Sports Pro
Racing.
“Father’s Day
weekend at High
Point is one of
the most beloved
traditions we
have in American
motocross, and
it serves as a
home race of
sorts for Pro
Motocross, with
MX Sports Pro
Racing
headquartered in
nearby
Morgantown, West
Virginia. We
take enormous
pride in the
celebrated
legacy of this
event, which
started with the
Coombs family
back in 1977,
and have been
honored to work
with such an
amazing partner
in UFO Plast to
usher in five
decades of
racing at the
‘County Club of
Motocross.’”
High Point
Raceway has
served as one of
the pillars of
the Pro
Motocross
Championship
across six
different
decades. The
venue hugs the
Mason-Dixon
Line, sitting on
the border of
Pennsylvania and
West Virginia,
with a track
composed of
rolling terrain
surrounded by a
natural
amphitheater,
providing some
of the best
spectator sight
lines in the
entire series.
The track itself
is a favorite
amongst racers,
with constant
shifts in
elevation,
highly technical
jumps and rhythm
sections, on and
off-camber
corners, and
ample passing
opportunities.
The abundance of
green
surrounding the
track, along
with meticulous
landscaping, has
bestowed High
Point with the
tag of “Country
Club of
Motocross.”
Additionally,
its longstanding
tradition as the
sport’s own
unique Father’s
Day celebration
makes High Point
one of the most
anticipated
stops on the
championship
calendar every
summer.
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The "Country Club of
Motocross" at
Pennsylvania's High
Point Raceway will
provide a captivating
backdrop for Father's
Day weekend at one of
the sport's most
celebrated venues.
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Founded in
Tuscany in 1977,
the same year as
the first High
Point National,
UFO Plast is one
of the
motorcycle
industry’s most
highly regarded
brands
worldwide,
despite a
relatively
subdued presence
in America.
However, through
its year-old
partnership with
the SMX World
Championship,
the Pro
Motocross
Championship,
and the High
Point National,
that domestic
profile has
grown
significantly.
UFO’s
fingerprint on
the Pro
Motocross
Championship has
quickly become
one of the most
recognizable
elements of the
races, with the
trademark white
track markers
that line each
layout, defining
the boundaries
of each
racetrack. This
distinctive
on-track
identity has
contributed to
building the
brand’s
awareness in the
United States, a
market UFO
recognizes as a
vital component
of the company’s
future.
As part of its
embrace as title
partner of the
High Point
National, and
SMX as a whole,
UFO Plast is
currently
offering savings
of up to 50% on
plastic parts.
Additionally,
all orders with
a minimum of $98
receive free
shipping.
On the
racetrack, the
uncertainty
surrounding
Honda HRC
Progressive’s
Jett Lawrence
coming into the
summer has
seemingly been
erased on the
heels of
back-to-back 1-1
performances and
his newfound
position as the
450SMX Class
points leader
entering High
Point. While his
foot and ankle
injury is still
in the midst of
a long recovery,
it appears to do
little to slow
Lawrence down
thus far. A big
victory this
past weekend at
Thunder Valley
resulted in a
14-point swing
with older
brother and
Honda HRC
Progressive
teammate Hunter
Lawrence, with
eight points now
separating them.
Adding to Jett’s
momentum surge
is a three-year
unbeaten streak
in the premier
class at High
Point and a
four-year
winning reign
that dates back
to his final
season in the
250SMX Class.
Saturday’s
return to
Pennsylvania is
poised to serve
as the next
chapter of the
Lawrence versus
Lawrence sibling
rivalry, but
Monster Energy
Yamaha Star
Racing rookie
Haiden Deegan
continues to
make strides in
his
competitiveness
each week and
could also
factor into the
battle for
victory.
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With back-to-back
wins, Honda HRC
Progressive's Jett
Lawrence has captured
the red plate and will
look to maintain his
unbeaten record at the
High Point National.
MX Sports Pro
Racing, Inc.
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Despite losing the
points lead,
the consistency from
Honda HRC
Progressive's Hunter
Lawrence has been
exceptional so far
this summer.
MX Sports Pro
Racing, Inc.
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Monster Energy
Yamaha Star Racing's
Haiden Deegan showed he
can mix it up with the
Lawrences and will look
to challenge for his
first 450SMX Class win
at High Point.
MX Sports Pro
Racing, Inc.
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Over in the 250SMX
Class, an excitingly
chaotic start to the
season has produced
three different winners
in three races and has
been defined by
division-wide struggle
to find consistency. The
parity has made each
gate drop even more
unpredictable and has
fostered a tight
three-rider battle atop
the standings. The
Monster Energy Pro
Circuit Kawasaki duo of
Seth Hammaker and Levi
Kitchen, the first two
overall winners of the
summer, are in a share
of the points lead
heading into High Point,
which will provide the
rare opportunity to see
two bikes with red
plates next to one
another in the same pit.
Lurking just six points
back in third is Honda
HRC Progressive’s Jo
Shimoda, who became the
third different winner
this past weekend.
Perhaps the most unique
factoid heading into
High Point is
back-to-back races in
which the overall winner
failed to win a moto.
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Honda HRC
Progressive's Jo Shimoda
is the third different
250SMX winner in as many
races this season and
comes to High
Point within striking
distance of the points
lead.
MX Sports Pro
Racing, Inc.
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Monster Energy Pro
Circuit Kawasaki's Seth
Hammaker has battled
through ups and downs
thus far but still
maintains a share of the
points lead.
MX Sports Pro
Racing, Inc.
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Monster Energy Pro
Circuit Kawasaki's Levi
Kitchen has overcome his
fair share of adversity
so far to capture a
share of the points
lead.
MX Sports Pro Racing,
Inc.
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Complementing the action
of the 450SMX and 250SMX
classes will be the
third round of the
Women’s Motocross
Championship Powered by
Synchrony (WMX).
Reigning back-to-back
champion Lachlan Turner
has been perfect thus
far aboard her Altus
Motorsports bLU cRU
Yamaha with two 1-1
performances. However,
Quad Lock Honda’s Charli
Cannon has become the
thorn in Turner’s side,
leading every moto thus
far and giving the champ
arguably her toughest
challenge to date. The
visit signifies the
WMX’s anticipated return
to High Point for the
first time since the
2024 season.
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The Women's
Motocross Championship
Powered by Synchrony
will make its first
visit to High Point
Raceway since the 2024
season.
MX Sports Pro
Racing, Inc.
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The UFO Plast High Point
National will get
underway this Saturday,
June 20, with on-track
action starting at 5
a.m. PT / 8 a.m. ET,
followed by opening
ceremonies at 9:15 a.m.
PT / 12:15 p.m. ET
before the gate drops on
motos at 10 a.m. PT / 1
p.m. ET. Comprehensive
live streaming coverage
from High Point will air
exclusively on Peacock,
beginning with Race Day
Live at 7 a.m. PT / 10
a.m. ET before coverage
of the motos gets
underway at 10 a.m. PT /
1 p.m. ET.
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For information
about the Pro
Motocross
Championship,
please visit ProMotocross.com and
be sure to
follow all of
the Pro
Motocross social
media channels
for exclusive
content and
additional
information on
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MX Sports Pro
Racing
MX Sports Pro Racing,
Inc., manages and
produces the world's
premier motocross racing
series - the Pro
Motocross Championship,
sanctioned by AMA Pro
Racing. MX Sports Pro
Racing is an industry
leader in off-road
powersport event
production and
management, its mission
is to showcase the sport
of professional
motocross competition at
events throughout the
United States. Through
its various racing
properties, partnerships
and affiliates, MX
Sports Pro Racing, Inc.,
organizes events for
thousands of action
sports athletes each
year and attracts
millions of motorsports
spectators.
Visit MXSportsProRacing.com for
more information.
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Pro Motocross
Championship
The Pro Motocross
Championship features
the world's fastest
outdoor motocross
racers, competing aboard
homologated bikes from
one of seven competing
manufacturers on a
collection of the
roughest, toughest
tracks on the planet.
Racing takes place each
Saturday afternoon, with
competition divided into
two classes: one for
250cc machines, and one
for 450cc machines. MX
Sports Pro Racing, the
industry leader in
off-road powersports
event production,
manages the Pro
Motocross Championship.
For more information,
visit ProMotocross.com.
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Monster Energy
SMX World Championship
The Monster Energy SMX
World Championship™ is
the premier off-road
motorcycle racing series
in the world that
combines the technical
precision of stadium
racing with the all-out
speed and endurance of
outdoor racing. Created
in 2022, the Monster
Energy SMX World
Championship Series
combines the Monster
Energy AMA Supercross
Championship and the AMA
Pro Motocross
Championship into a
28-round regular season
that culminates with the
season-ending SMX World
Championship Playoffs.
Visit SuperMotocross.com for
more information.
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AMA Pro Racing
AMA Pro Racing is the
premier professional
motorcycle racing
organization for North
America, operating a
full schedule of events
and championships for a
variety of motorcycle
disciplines. It serves
as the sanctioning body
of the Pro Motocross
Championship.
Learn more about AMA Pro
Racing at
AMAProRacing.com.
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